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SENATE BILL NO. 410
BY SENATOR WHITE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 15:571.3(F) and 574.4(I), relative to diminution of sentence for good behavior
3 and parole; to provide for a report to the legislature relative to offenders released for
4 "good time"; to provide for a report to the legislature relative to offenders released
5 on parole; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 15:571.3(F) and 574.4(I) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §571.3. Diminution of sentence for good behavior
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10 F. No later than August first of each year, the Department of Public
11 Safety and Corrections shall submit an annual report to the legislature relative
12 to offenders released from custody during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to
13 the provisions of this Section. This report shall include the following
14 information:
15 (1) The name and offender number of the released offender.
16 (2) The date on which the offender was released.
17 (3) The offense for which the offender was incarcerated at the time of his
18 release, including whether the offense was a crime of violence as defined in R.S.
19 14:2(B) or a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541.
20 (4) A grid which shows the earliest release date that offenders would
21 have been eligible for release notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of Act
22 No. 280 of the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature.
23 (5) Whether the offender obtained a GED certification or completed a
24 literacy program, an adult basic education program, or a job skills training
25 program before being released from custody.
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1 (6) Any information relative to juvenile offenders that is exempt from
2 release pursuant to a public records request or otherwise considered
3 confidential by law shall be redacted from the report provided for by this
4 Subsection.
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6 §574.4. Parole; eligibility; juvenile offenders
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8 I. On or before August 1, 2018, and no later than August first of each
9 year following, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall submit
10 an annual report to the legislature relative to offenders released from custody
11 during the preceding year pursuant to the provisions of this Section. This report
12 shall include the following information:
13 (1) The name and offender number of the paroled offender.
14 (2) The date on which the offender was released on parole.
15 (3) The offense for which the offender was incarcerated at the time of his
16 release, including whether the offense was a crime of violence as defined in R.S.
17 14:2(B) or a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541.
18 (4) A grid which shows the earliest release date that offenders would
19 have been eligible for release notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of Act
20 No. 280 of the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature.
21 (5) Whether the offender obtained a GED certification or completed a
22 literacy program, an adult basic education program, or a job skills training
23 program before being paroled.
24 (6) Any information relative to juvenile offenders that is exempt from
25 release pursuant to a public records request or otherwise considered
26 confidential by law shall be redacted from the report provided for by this
27 Subsection.
28 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
29 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
30 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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